Police have arrested a 32-year-old man who they suspect roamed Dulwich Hill with a sawn-off shotgun on Friday after allegedly threatening to shoot three people over a stolen van, triggering an hours-long lockdown in the suburb.
The manhunt began after 10.20am on Friday when the man was allegedly confronted over a stolen van taken from a nearby inner west suburb days earlier.
He allegedly set fire to the van, near an apartment complex at Williams Parade and Constitution Road in Dulwich Hill, and waved the shotgun at three witnesses, before fleeing on foot with the weapon.
Nearby businesses, cafes and schools were put into lockdown on Friday as tactical police, along with the police helicopter, combed nearby streets for the alleged gunman. The lockdown was lifted about 3pm that day.
About 11.30pm on Sunday, detectives under Strike Force Ranilo arrested the 32-year-old on Burwood Road in Burwood after he allegedly tried to evade police again.
The man was taken to Concord Hospital for injuries suffered in the arrest, before he was transferred to Newtown Police Station. He is yet to be charged.
Police had released a CCTV image of a man fleeing the scene on Friday, as they desperately worked to find him.
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